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Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie 1859-1946

On 6th August 1857 [her father] James Grant-Suttie 6th Baronet [aged 27] and [her mother] Susan Harriet Innes-Kerr [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] James Innes-Kerr 6th Duke Roxburghe [aged 41].

On 11th February 1859 Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie was born to James Grant-Suttie 6th Baronet [aged 28] and Susan Harriet Innes-Kerr [aged 21].

On 10th April 1878 John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 29] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 19] were married. He the son of John Dalrymple 10th Earl of Stair [aged 59].

On 30th October 1878 [her father] James Grant-Suttie 6th Baronet [aged 48] died.

On 1st February 1879 [her son] John James Dalrymple 12th Earl of Stair was born to [her husband] John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 30] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 19].

In 1905 John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 56] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 45] were divorced.

On 15th July 1905 Neil James Menzies 8th Baronet [aged 50] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 46] were married.

On 1st June 1908 [her son-in-law] Archibald Montgomerie 16th Earl of Eglinton [aged 27] and Beatrice Susan Dalrymple Countess Eglinton were married. She the daughter of John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 59] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 49]. He the son of George Montgomerie 15th Earl of Eglinton [aged 60].

On 16th October 1909 [her mother] Susan Harriet Innes-Kerr [aged 71] died. Her funeral was held on 21st October 1909 at Prestonpans Parish Church. All Prestonpans shops and businesses were closed from midday as a mark of respect, with residents of the town lining the streets as her funeral cortege passed by. Her body was then conveyed on a special train service to Dunbar [Map] where she was buried. The pallbearers at Dunbar included her sons-in-law, Sir Neil Menzies [aged 54], Bart-the second husband of her daughter Susan [aged 50] and George Smith, her grandson Viscount Dalrymple [aged 30], her nephew the Duke of Roxburghe [aged 33], plus Lord Charles Innes Ker [aged 66], Mr Robert Grant Suttie [aged 67], Lord Montgomerie and Mr John Russel carried her coffin from the station to the churchyard. In 1911 a plaque to her memory was unveiled at Prestonpans Parish Church.

On 21st December 1910 [her husband] Neil James Menzies 8th Baronet [aged 55] died.

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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 2nd December 1914 [her former husband] John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 66] died. His son John [aged 35] succeeded 12th Earl of Stair.

In 1922 [her son-in-law] Archibald Montgomerie 16th Earl of Eglinton [aged 41] and [her daughter] Beatrice Susan Dalrymple Countess Eglinton were divorced.

On 9th February 1946 Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 86] died.

[her daughter] Beatrice Susan Dalrymple Countess Eglinton was born to John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie. She married 1st June 1908 Archibald Montgomerie 16th Earl of Eglinton, son of George Montgomerie 15th Earl of Eglinton, and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie 1859-1946

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King James V of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie 1859-1946

Grandfather: George Grant-Suttie 5th Baronet

Father: James Grant-Suttie 6th Baronet 10 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss 5 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Charteris de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss 6 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Charteris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Wemyss Douglas 7 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Countess Wemyss 7 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Charteris 8th Earl of Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March 8 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Grandmother: Harriet Charteris 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie 11 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Harry Innes 4th Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Innes 5th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Innes-Kerr 5th Duke Roxburghe

Grandfather: James Innes-Kerr 6th Duke Roxburghe

Mother: Susan Harriet Innes-Kerr